ABSTRACT
The Global Sustainable Development Report published in 2019 identified energy transformation with universal access as one of the six required transformative pathways for sustainable development. Off-grid renewable energy projects are usually implemented with mini-grids in rural areas that are difficult to connect to the national grid, including for individual households, communities, and institutions in rural areas. The Electric Power Act in 1997 and the Energy Act in 2006 accelerated the reform by creating an autonomous regulatory body and unbundling electricity utilities to promote the development and use of renewable energy technologies. The Rural Electrification Authority was established under the Energy Act 2006 with a special purpose to accelerate the pace of rural electrification through fund allocation and the promotion of renewable energy sources.
